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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5459/2/73
Former ReferenceD5459/2/57
TitleA Tale of Terror!!
Date10 Jan 1812
DescriptionA group of men and women sit around, listening to a man tell a horror story. The men have all got short unpowdered hair, and the women all wear mobcaps and shawls. A man explains to a woman that the story refers to the Devil. On the far right a man and a woman have fallen on the floor, and only their legs are visible. The woman cries "Oh Mr Thompson, Mr Thompson you have killed the child, Billy my dear where are you. " The child grabs her leg and replies "Here I am Mammy".
Available on CD 164.
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ArtistWoodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Engraver: Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811)
Archive CreatorGeorge Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information115
Woodward del : Cruikshank sc

London Published 10 Janry 1812 by Thomas Tegg Cheapside

Dialogue in image not transcribed.
Physical DescriptionHand-coloured print. Size 422 x 260 mm.
CopiesA digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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